Close to Dark Slate Blue
#40367B
#40367B is a dark, muted blue, close to the color Dark Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 25.1% red, 21.2% green, and 48.2% blue. Its hue is 249°, with 39% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #40367B.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
10.34:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.03:1 FailThis color as text on white
10.34:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.03:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #40367B as they’d see it.
#40367B in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #40367B
What color is #40367B?
#40367B is a dark, muted blue, close to the color Dark Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 25.1% red, 21.2% green, and 48.2% blue. Its hue is 249°, with 39% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #40367B in RGB?
#40367B is rgb(64, 54, 123): 64 red, 54 green, and 123 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #40367B in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(48, 56, 0, 52). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #40367B?
PANTONE 288 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #40367B?
Its complement #394500 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.